Fertility & birth rates in Albania and Bulgaria

Fertility rate in Albania vs Bulgaria by year

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Year	Fertility rate
	Albania	Bulgaria
2023	1.35	1.81
2022	1.36	1.78
2021	1.37	1.8
2020	1.37	1.77
2019	1.4	1.79
2018	1.42	1.73
2017	1.49	1.71
2016	1.56	1.67
2015	1.63	1.64
2014	1.72	1.62
2013	1.74	1.54
2012	1.72	1.5
2011	1.68	1.51
2010	1.65	1.57
2009	1.64	1.66
2008	1.62	1.56
2007	1.63	1.49
2006	1.69	1.44
2005	1.79	1.37
2004	1.89	1.33
2003	2.01	1.26
2002	2	1.23
2001	2.14	1.21
2000	2.22	1.26
1999	2.31	1.23
1998	2.42	1.11
1997	2.54	1.09
1996	2.67	1.23
1995	2.76	1.23
1994	2.8	1.37
1993	2.81	1.46
1992	2.89	1.55
1991	2.96	1.66
1990	3.01	1.82
1989	3.03	1.9
1988	3.07	1.97
1987	3.11	1.96
1986	3.14	2.02
1985	3.21	1.97
1984	3.28	2.01
1983	3.32	2.01
1982	3.42	2.01
1981	3.47	2
1980	3.59	2.05
1979	3.78	2.16
1978	4	2.15
1977	4.2	2.21
1976	4.37	2.24
1975	4.57	2.23
1974	4.7	2.29
1973	4.83	2.15
1972	4.98	2.03
1971	5.08	2.1
1970	5.16	2.17
1969	5.29	2.27
1968	5.32	2.27
1967	5.31	2.02
1966	5.33	2.03
1965	5.47	2.09
1964	5.71	2.19
1963	5.93	2.21
1962	6.11	2.24
1961	6.27	2.29
1960	6.38	2.31

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Albania was 1.35 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.81 in Bulgaria in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Albania vs Bulgaria population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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Year	Natural population change
	Albania	Bulgaria
2023	4,615	-43,837
2022	3,913	-62,065
2021	623	-90,452
2020	3,682	-65,507
2019	8,432	-46,317
2018	9,187	-46,304
2017	10,707	-45,583
2016	12,332	-42,744
2015	14,164	-44,699
2014	16,185	-41,027
2013	17,234	-37,948
2012	17,565	-40,183
2011	17,564	-37,477
2010	18,404	-34,759
2009	19,336	-26,800
2008	19,526	-32,967
2007	20,286	-37,727
2006	21,732	-39,526
2005	24,390	-42,124
2004	26,989	-40,128
2003	29,907	-44,319
2002	30,189	-46,240
2001	33,573	-44,050
2000	36,741	-41,668
1999	40,047	-39,411
1998	43,884	-52,844
1997	46,979	-58,185
1996	52,745	-45,159
1995	56,784	-42,030
1994	59,086	-32,086
1993	60,602	-24,569
1992	63,376	-18,789
1991	65,639	-14,675
1990	67,355	-3,487
1989	66,351	5,326
1988	64,616	9,879
1987	63,334	8,971
1986	61,925	16,125
1985	60,798	11,649
1984	59,396	20,610
1983	57,647	21,455
1982	56,443	24,077
1981	54,595	29,341
1980	53,803	30,129
1979	54,139	40,599
1978	55,463	44,070
1977	56,319	47,543
1976	56,428	56,055
1975	56,920	54,941
1974	56,133	64,223
1973	55,439	57,760
1972	54,966	47,169
1971	53,797	52,925
1970	52,293	61,125
1969	51,407	63,256
1968	49,258	69,468
1967	46,494	49,861
1966	44,507	54,504
1965	43,953	58,249
1964	44,205	66,783
1963	44,040	66,241
1962	43,124	64,104
1961	41,802	75,460
1960	40,436	76,314

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.19% in Albania and -0.68% in Bulgaria.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.32% in Albania and -0.79% in Bulgaria.

Birth rate in Albania vs Bulgaria by year

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Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Albania	Bulgaria
2023	10.2	8.9
2022	10.3	8.8
2021	10.5	9
2020	10.5	9
2019	10.8	9.3
2018	10.9	9.3
2017	11.4	9.4
2016	11.9	9.4
2015	12.4	9.4
2014	13.1	9.6
2013	13.1	9.3
2012	12.9	9.5
2011	12.4	9.6
2010	12.4	10.2
2009	12.3	10.9
2008	12.2	10.4
2007	12.4	10
2006	13	9.7
2005	13.9	9.3
2004	14.7	9.1
2003	15.6	8.7
2002	15.6	8.5
2001	16.6	8.5
2000	17.5	9
1999	18.5	8.8
1998	19.6	7.9
1997	20.8	7.7
1996	22.1	8.6
1995	23.3	8.6
1994	23.9	9.4
1993	24.2	10
1992	25	10.4
1991	25.6	11.1
1990	26.1	12.1
1989	26.2	12.6
1988	26.2	13.1
1987	26.3	13
1986	26.3	13.4
1985	26.5	13.3
1984	26.5	13.6
1983	26.4	13.8
1982	26.6	13.9
1981	26.5	14
1980	26.8	14.5
1979	27.5	15.3
1978	28.5	15.5
1977	29.4	16.1
1976	30.1	16.5
1975	31	16.6
1974	31.5	17.2
1973	32	16.2
1972	32.6	15.3
1971	33.1	15.9
1970	33.4	16.3
1969	34	17
1968	34.1	16.9
1967	33.8	15
1966	33.9	14.9
1965	34.8	15.3
1964	36.4	16.1
1963	37.9	16.4
1962	39.1	16.7
1961	40.3	17.4
1960	41	17.8

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 10.2 in Albania and 8.9 in Bulgaria, compared with 41 and 17.8, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Factual

UN forecast

Bulgaria

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Year	Young
	Albania	Bulgaria
2100	10%	13%
2099	10%	13.1%
2098	10%	13.1%
2097	10%	13.1%
2096	10%	13.2%
2095	9.99%	13.2%
2094	9.96%	13.3%
2093	9.92%	13.4%
2092	9.88%	13.4%
2091	9.83%	13.4%
2090	9.77%	13.5%
2089	9.7%	13.5%
2088	9.64%	13.6%
2087	9.56%	13.6%
2086	9.49%	13.6%
2085	9.43%	13.6%
2084	9.37%	13.6%
2083	9.31%	13.6%
2082	9.26%	13.6%
2081	9.22%	13.6%
2080	9.19%	13.6%
2079	9.17%	13.6%
2078	9.16%	13.6%
2077	9.16%	13.6%
2076	9.17%	13.6%
2075	9.2%	13.5%
2074	9.24%	13.5%
2073	9.28%	13.5%
2072	9.33%	13.5%
2071	9.39%	13.5%
2070	9.46%	13.5%
2069	9.54%	13.6%
2068	9.62%	13.6%
2067	9.71%	13.6%
2066	9.81%	13.6%
2065	9.9%	13.6%
2064	10%	13.7%
2063	10.1%	13.7%
2062	10.2%	13.7%
2061	10.3%	13.8%
2060	10.3%	13.8%
2059	10.4%	13.8%
2058	10.4%	13.9%
2057	10.5%	13.9%
2056	10.5%	13.9%
2055	10.6%	13.9%
2054	10.6%	13.9%
2053	10.6%	13.9%
2052	10.7%	13.9%
2051	10.7%	13.8%
2050	10.8%	13.8%
2049	10.8%	13.8%
2048	10.9%	13.7%
2047	11%	13.7%
2046	11.1%	13.6%
2045	11.3%	13.6%
2044	11.4%	13.6%
2043	11.6%	13.6%
2042	11.8%	13.6%
2041	12%	13.6%
2040	12.2%	13.6%
2039	12.4%	13.6%
2038	12.7%	13.7%
2037	12.9%	13.7%
2036	13.2%	13.7%
2035	13.4%	13.7%
2034	13.7%	13.8%
2033	14%	13.8%
2032	14.3%	13.9%
2031	14.6%	14%
2030	15%	14.1%
2029	15.4%	14.2%
2028	15.8%	14.2%
2027	16.2%	14.3%
2026	16.5%	14.4%
2025	16.7%	14.4%
2024	16.8%	14.5%
2023	17%	14.5%
2022	17.2%	14.5%
2021	17.4%	14.5%
2020	17.5%	14.4%
2019	17.7%	14.4%
2018	18%	14.3%
2017	18.3%	14.2%
2016	18.6%	14%
2015	19%	13.9%
2014	19.4%	13.8%
2013	19.8%	13.7%
2012	20.3%	13.6%
2011	20.9%	13.5%
2010	21.7%	13.5%
2009	22.5%	13.4%
2008	23.4%	13.3%
2007	24.2%	13.4%
2006	25%	13.5%
2005	25.9%	13.7%
2004	26.7%	14%
2003	27.5%	14.4%
2002	28.3%	14.8%
2001	29%	15.2%
2000	29.6%	15.7%
1999	30%	16.1%
1998	30.5%	16.5%
1997	30.8%	17%
1996	31.1%	17.4%
1995	31.4%	17.9%
1994	31.6%	18.3%
1993	31.9%	18.8%
1992	32.2%	19.3%
1991	32.4%	19.8%
1990	32.7%	20.3%
1989	32.9%	20.8%
1988	33.1%	21.1%
1987	33.4%	21.3%
1986	33.8%	21.4%
1985	34.2%	21.6%
1984	34.6%	21.8%
1983	35%	22%
1982	35.4%	22.1%
1981	35.8%	22.1%
1980	36.3%	22.1%
1979	36.7%	22.1%
1978	37.3%	22.2%
1977	38%	22.2%
1976	38.7%	22.3%
1975	39.4%	22.3%
1974	40%	22.2%
1973	40.6%	22.3%
1972	41.1%	22.4%
1971	41.5%	22.6%
1970	41.8%	22.8%
1969	42.1%	23%
1968	42.3%	23.2%
1967	42.3%	23.4%
1966	42.3%	23.8%
1965	42.3%	24.2%
1964	42.3%	24.7%
1963	42.2%	25.1%
1962	42%	25.4%
1961	41.7%	25.8%
1960	41.2%	26.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.8% of the population in Albania and 14.5% in Bulgaria in 2024, compared to 32.7% and 20.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Albania and Bulgaria compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Albania vs Bulgaria

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Albania	Bulgaria
2023	7	6
2022	8	10
2021	14	9
2020	7	9
2019	7	6
2018	7	7
2017	8	7
2016	8	7
2015	9	7
2014	10	7
2013	10	7
2012	10	7
2011	9	8
2010	9	9
2009	9	9
2008	10	10
2007	10	11
2006	11	12
2005	12	13
2004	13	14
2003	13	14
2002	14	15
2001	14	17
2000	15	19
1999	17	20
1998	18	20
1997	21	23
1996	20	22
1995	21	23
1994	22	25
1993	24	23
1992	26	25
1991	28	25
1990	30	27
1989	31	25
1988	32	26
1987	33	25
1986	35	25
1985	38	26

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 7 deaths per 100,000 live births in Albania, compared to 6 deaths in Bulgaria.

Under-five mortality rates

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Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Albania	Bulgaria
2023	0.94%	0.61%
2022	0.94%	0.62%
2021	0.95%	0.63%
2020	0.94%	0.65%
2019	0.94%	0.67%
2018	0.93%	0.7%
2017	0.93%	0.73%
2016	0.94%	0.77%
2015	0.96%	0.82%
2014	0.99%	0.87%
2013	1.05%	0.93%
2012	1.12%	0.99%
2011	1.22%	1.04%
2010	1.33%	1.08%
2009	1.45%	1.12%
2008	1.58%	1.14%
2007	1.71%	1.18%
2006	1.85%	1.24%
2005	2%	1.33%
2004	2.14%	1.42%
2003	2.29%	1.51%
2002	2.43%	1.6%
2001	2.57%	1.68%
2000	2.71%	1.75%
1999	2.84%	1.82%
1998	2.98%	1.89%
1997	3.11%	1.93%
1996	3.24%	1.94%
1995	3.36%	1.92%
1994	3.49%	1.91%
1993	3.62%	1.92%
1992	3.76%	1.92%
1991	3.9%	1.89%
1990	4.08%	1.83%
1989	4.28%	1.79%
1988	4.51%	1.78%
1987	4.79%	1.8%
1986	5.11%	1.87%
1985	5.48%	1.97%
1984	5.9%	2.07%
1983	6.37%	2.15%
1982	6.9%	2.22%
1981	7.49%	2.3%
1980	8.12%	2.38%
1979	8.84%	2.49%
1978	9.62%	2.6%
1977	-	2.72%
1976	-	2.8%
1975	-	2.86%
1974	-	2.91%
1973	-	2.95%
1972	-	3.01%
1971	-	3.11%
1970	-	3.25%
1969	-	3.4%
1968	-	3.54%
1967	-	3.64%
1966	-	3.7%
1965	-	3.75%
1964	-	3.86%
1963	-	4.08%
1962	-	4.43%
1961	-	4.89%
1960	-	5.47%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.94% in Albania and 0.61% in Bulgaria. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.